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Associate-10% vs national median217 grads tracked

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Erie Community College

Ranked 57th of 92 associate programs in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,522
middle 50%: $41,045 – $74,422
Median · 5 years out
$68,626
middle 50%: $48,908 – $95,762
Median · 10 years out
$91,143
middle 50%: $59,291 – $110,284

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Erie Community College's associate program in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians earn a median $54,522 one year after graduating, rising to $91,143 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $75,872 for this field, ranking 57th of 92 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,409 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lone Star College System
$71,497 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$68,957 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$68,838 · 5 yrs out
University of Rio Grande - Rio Grande Community College
$68,274 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$67,454 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$67,319 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$67,042 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Erie Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$106,721 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$86,254 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$82,541 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,919 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$69,509 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out

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